My nissan sentra 2001 1.8 wont accelerate

Question

when i press the pedal it doesn't want to accelerate

please help!

Answer 1

Explain in detail. Does it just not accelerate at all, or does it accelerate very slowly? Is it manual or automatic? If it's automatic, maybe you're stuck in a high gear. The other reason I can think of is a malfunction in your engine.

Answer 2

The 1.8 liter inline 4 is why it won't accelerate. To fix it, you need to install a Chevrolet 440 Big Block V8.

Answer 3

Yes you have to be as specific as possible.

Answer 4

its a 1.8, not a race car

Answer 5

I would think the Service Engine Soon light would be on .  If so then there will be a diagnostic trouble code to help pinpoint the system / circuit / component having a problem...

If it has the electric throttle body, ( no throttle cable ), then it may be in fail-safe mode (due to a faulty throttle body assembly), will also stay in second gear, and not accelerate until out of fail-safe mode.

how fast does the car go?

Answer 6

blown transmission?